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â Hazleton Area 74, Williamsport 55 - The Lady Cougars raced off with a 43-30 first-half lead before turning up the defensive pressure on the host Lady Millionaires Saturday.

Hazleton Area's stingy defense allowed only four third quarter points, while taking a commanding 62-34 lead en route to the victory.

Balanced scoring led the Cougars with four players in double figures as they improved to 8-3 on the season. Becky Marchetti led the way with 14 points and seven rebounds; Alyssa Sitch drilled in 13 points and came up with five steals; Angie Marchetti sank 10 points, five steals and three rebounds with Lexi Wolk rounding out the offense with 10 points. Brianna Woznicki picked off seven rebounds. Macknezie Yori led the team with nine steals.

Aisha Evnas had a huge day for Williamsport when she knocked down 25 points and was the lone double-digit scorer for her side.

Hazleton Area rolled in the JV contest, 63-49 paced by the trio of Mikaela Browdy, Marie Trivelpiece and Frankie Matriccino.

â Tamaqua 55, Naivity 37 - At Lawton Hilll, the Lady Blue Raiders used a strong defensive effort in the third quarter to hold the Golden Girls to four points, while building a 47-29 lead.

Tamaqua's Christine Streisel tied the school record for three-point field goals in a game with eight established by former all-state player Erica Barron, on her way to a 28-point outing. Maria Streisel scored a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, as the Raiders improved to 7-4 on the season.

Nativity was led by Olivia Andrefski with 13 points.

The Golden Girls were 34-16 winners in the JV contest. Rachel Souchak scored 10 points for the winners. High scorer: Brianna Wittig led Tamaqua with six points.

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